AA3997American Airlines · HSV → DCA
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA3997 HuntsvilleHSV WashingtonDCA · 13:19

AA3997 by American Airlines flies from Huntsville (HSV) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowExpected in Washington · today
13:17

arrival expected at DCA · 2 min early

Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 10 operations
Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+75+150+225 min
10-20
−24 arrival
10-19
−27 arrival
10-16
+16 arrival
10-15
+225 arrival
10-14
−14 arrival
10-13
−23 arrival
10-12
−10 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HSVHuntsvilleOn-time likelyHSV delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
HSV→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How AA3997 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3997 across the HSV and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA3997 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-20HSV DCA 13:19 12:55 (−24)
10-19HSV DCA 13:19 12:52 (−27)
10-16HSV DCA 13:19 13:35 (+16)
10-15HSV DCA 13:19 17:04 (+225)
10-14HSV DCA 13:19 13:05 (−14)
10-13HSV DCA 13:19 12:56 (−23)
10-12HSV DCA 13:19 13:09 (−10)
10-09HSV DCA 13:19 13:16 (−3)
10-08HSV DCA 13:19 12:58 (−21)
10-07HSV DCA 13:19 13:04 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N203NN, N240NN, N330JT, N337MR.

Board clocks recorded as HSV and DCA published them.

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